Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Wesley So

Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Clutch Chess Showdown Int
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.6
Date 2020.06.06
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2k5/6K1/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.e4 Nxc3
  7. 7.bxc3 Bc5
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O Bb6
  10. 10.a4 Re8
  11. 11.Kh1 Bg4
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.Nd2 f6
  15. 15.Nc4 Na5
  16. 16.Ne3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Bxe3 b6
  18. 18.f4 exf4
  19. 19.Rxf4 c5
  20. 20.c4 Nc6
  21. 21.Qg1 Qd7
  22. 22.h4 h6
  23. 23.Qg3 Nd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Qxd4
  25. 25.Rg1 Re5
  26. 26.g5 fxg5
  27. 27.hxg5 Rxg5
  28. 28.Rg4 Rxg4
  29. 29.Bxg4 Re8
  30. 30.Qh3 Re5
  31. 31.Be6+ Kh7
  32. 32.Bg8+ Kxg8
  33. 33.Rxg6 Kh7
  34. 34.Qg4 Re7
  35. 35.Qf5 Qe5
  36. 36.Qxe5 Rxe5
  37. 37.Rd6 Rg5
  38. 38.Kh2 h5
  39. 39.a5 bxa5
  40. 40.Ra6 g6
  41. 41.Rxa5 Kh6
  42. 42.Rxa7 h4
  43. 43.Kh3 Rg3+
  44. 44.Kxh4 Rxd3
  45. 45.Rc7 Rd4
  46. 46.Rxc5 Rxe4+
  47. 47.Kg3 g5
  48. 48.Rc8 Kh5
  49. 49.Rh8+ Kg6
  50. 50.c5 Rc4
  51. 51.Rc8 Kf5
  52. 52.Rf8+ Ke6
  53. 53.Rc8 Kd7
  54. 54.Rg8 Rxc5
  55. 55.Kg4 Kc6
  56. 56.Rxg5 Rxg5+
  57. 57.Kxg5

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